A developer reflects on building and shutting down feediary, a privacy-focused RSS reader, due to low conversion to paid subscriptions.
Explores using PowerShell 7's new ternary operator to simulate elseif logic through nesting, with examples and readability considerations.
Explores the preview feature of ordered Clustered Columnstore Indexes in Azure SQL Data Warehouse, testing syntax and performance benefits.
A developer shares their experience attending JSConf Budapest, highlighting the talks, people, venue, and personal reflections on the event.
Explores signed distance fields (SDFs) for 3D shape rendering, including boolean operations and real-time cross-section generation.
Explains why Azure Functions with HTTP triggers are not ideal for building full web APIs and should be used for reactive, message-based logic instead.
An article challenging the '10x engineer' myth and proposing the concept of a '+10% engineer' who boosts team productivity through collaboration and support.
A critique of the Oxford-Munich Code of Conduct for Data Scientists, focusing on its technical recommendations on sampling and data retention.
Explains why parentheses cause R code assignments to print their values, covering invisibility flags and the behavior of the `(` function.
Explains why the rimu R package avoids tidyverse for type safety with multiple-response data, using a custom S3 class approach.
A developer documents building a Flask web app with user authentication and a code diary feature as part of the #100DaysOfCode challenge.
Analysis of AWS Lambda cold start behavior, revealing idle instances are now recycled after ~10 minutes, impacting serverless performance.
A tutorial on building a globally-distributed URL shortener using serverless Azure Functions and Cosmos DB, defined entirely in a Pulumi TypeScript program.
Explores strategies for building a website that can last 100 years, focusing on static site generators, open-source software, and durable web standards.
A beginner-friendly, visual guide to understanding Linux iptables, focusing on packet flow and core concepts before diving into commands.
Explores the trade-offs between global and scoped dependency access in Flutter, focusing on testability and using Provider for state management.
Author shares experience and rationale for taking the Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam, emphasizing its value for developers and IT professionals.
A technical guide to understanding the event loop concept by building a simple implementation in code, focusing on async I/O.
A tutorial on setting up a headless interface for a Raspberry Pi 3 using a CP2102 USB to UART converter.
Analyzes technical and market challenges hindering widespread adoption of security keys, focusing on iOS limitations and API fragmentation.
